Extensions for Using Data Elements from FHIR DSTU2 in FHIR R4B
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CodeSystem: v3-ObservationMethod

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/ObservationMethod Version: 1.0.2
Standards status: Trial-use Maturity Level: 0 Computable Name: v3-ObservationMethod

This Code system is referenced in the content logical definition of the following value sets:

Properties

This code system defines the following properties for its concepts

NameCodeURIType
status status http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#status code
Inactive inactive http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#inactive boolean
effectiveDate effectiveDate http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#effectiveDate dateTime
deprecationDate deprecationDate http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#deprecationDate dateTime
retirementDate retirementDate http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#retirementDate dateTime
Not Selectable notSelectable http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#notSelectable boolean
Parent parent http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#parent code
Child child http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#child code
partOf partOf http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#partOf code
synonym synonym http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#synonym code
comment comment http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#comment string
itemWeight itemWeight http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#itemWeight decimal

Concepts

This case-sensitive code system http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/ObservationMethod defines the following codes in an undefined hierarchy:

LvlCodeDisplayDefinitionNot Selectable
1 _DecisionObservationMethod DecisionObservationMethod Provides codes for decision methods, initially for assessing the causality of events. true
2   ALGM algorithm Reaching a decision through the application of an algorithm designed to weigh the different factors involved. false
3     BYCL bayesian calculation Reaching a decision through the use of Bayesian statistical analysis. false
2   GINT global introspection Reaching a decision by consideration of the totality of factors involved in order to reach a judgement. false
1 _GeneticObservationMethod GeneticObservationMethod A code that provides additional detail about the means or technique used to ascertain the genetic analysis. Example, PCR, Micro Array true
2   PCR PCR Description: Polymerase Chain Reaction false
1 _ObservationMethodAggregate observation method aggregate Provides additional detail about the aggregation methods used to compute the aggregated values for an observation. This is an abstract code. true
2   AVERAGE average Average of non-null values in the referenced set of values false
2   COUNT count Count of non-null values in the referenced set of values false
2   MAX maxima Largest of all non-null values in the referenced set of values. false
2   MEDIAN median The median of all non-null values in the referenced set of values. false
2   MIN minima Smallest of all non-null values in the referenced set of values. false
2   MODE mode The most common value of all non-null values in the referenced set of values. false
2   STDEV.P population standard deviation Standard Deviation of the values in the referenced set of values, computed over the population. false
2   STDEV.S sample standard deviation Standard Deviation of the values in the referenced set of values, computed over a sample of the population. false
2   SUM sum Sum of non-null values in the referenced set of values false
2   VARIANCE.P population variance Variance of the values in the referenced set of values, computed over the population. false
2   VARIANCE.S sample variance Variance of the values in the referenced set of values, computed over a sample of the population. false
1 _VerificationMethod VerificationMethod VerificationMethod true
2   VDOC document verification Verification by means of document. Example: Fax, letter, attachment to e-mail. false
2   VREG registry verification verification by means of a response to an electronic query Example: query message to a Covered Party registry application or Coverage Administrator. false
2   VTOKEN electronic token verification Verification by means of electronic token. Example: smartcard, magnetic swipe card, RFID device. false
2   VVOICE voice-based verification Verification by means of voice. Example: By speaking with or calling the Coverage Administrator or Covered Party false
1 0001 Complement fixation Complement fixation false
1 0002 Computed axial tomography Computed axial tomography false
1 0003 HLAR agar test Susceptibility, High Level Aminoglycoside Resistance agar test false
1 0004 Macroscopic observation Visual, Macroscopic observation false
1 0005 Magnetic resonance Computed, Magnetic resonance false
1 0006 Morphometry Computed, Morphometry false
1 0007 Positron emission tomography Computed, Positron emission tomography false
1 0008 SAMHSA confirmation SAMHSA drug assay confirmation false
1 0009 SAMHSA screening SAMHSA drug assay screening false
1 0010 Serum Neutralization Serum Neutralization false
1 0011 Titration Titration false
1 0012 Ultrasound Ultrasound false
1 0013 X-ray crystallography X-ray crystallography false
1 0014 Agglutination Agglutination false
1 0015 Buffered acidified plate agglutination Agglutination, Buffered acidified plate false
1 0016 Card agglutination Agglutination, Card false
1 0017 Hemagglutination Agglutination, Hemagglutination false
1 0018 Hemagglutination inhibition Agglutination, Hemagglutination inhibition false
1 0019 Latex agglutination Agglutination, Latex false
1 0020 Plate agglutination Agglutination, Plate false
1 0021 Rapid agglutination Agglutination, Rapid Plate false
1 0022 RBC agglutination Agglutination, RBC false
1 0023 Rivanol agglutination Agglutination, Rivanol false
1 0024 Tube agglutination Agglutination, Tube false
1 0025 Bioassay Bioassay false
1 0026 Animal Inoculation Bioassay, Animal Inoculation false
1 0027 Cytotoxicity Bioassay, Cytotoxicity false
1 0028 Embryo infective dose 50 Bioassay, Embryo Infective Dose 50 false
1 0029 Embryo lethal dose 50 Bioassay, Embryo Lethal Dose 50 false
1 0030 Mouse intercerebral inoculation Bioassay, Mouse intercerebral inoculation false
1 0031 Bioassay, qualitative Bioassay, qualitative false
1 0032 Bioassay, quantitative Bioassay, quantitative false
1 0033 Chemical method Chemical false
1 0034 Differential light absorption chemical test Chemical, Differential light absorption false
1 0035 Dipstick Chemical, Dipstick false
1 0036 Dipstick colorimetric laboratory test Chemical, Dipstick colorimetric laboratory test false
1 0037 Test strip Chemical, Test strip false
1 0038 Chromatography Chromatography false
1 0039 Affinity chromatography Chromatography, Affinity false
1 0040 Gas liquid chromatography Chromatography, Gas liquid false
1 0041 High performance liquid chromatography Chromatography, High performance liquid false
1 0042 Liquid Chromatography Chromatography, Liquid false
1 0043 Protein A affinity chromatography Chromatography, Protein A affinity false
1 0044 Coagulation Coagulation false
1 0045 Tilt tube coagulation time Coagulation, Tilt tube false
1 0046 Tilt tube reptilase induced coagulation Coagulation, Tilt tube reptilase induced false
1 0047 Automated count Count, Automated false
1 0048 Manual cell count Count, Manual false
1 0049 Platelet count, Rees-Ecker Count, Platelet, Rees-Ecker false
1 0050 Aerobic Culture Culture, Aerobic false
1 0051 Anaerobic Culture Culture, Anaerobic false
1 0052 Chicken embryo culture Culture, Chicken Embryo false
1 0053 Delayed secondary enrichment Culture, Delayed secondary enrichment false
1 0054 Microaerophilic Culture Culture, Microaerophilic false
1 0055 Quantitative microbial culture, cup Culture, Quantitative microbial, cup false
1 0056 Quantitative microbial culture, droplet Culture, Quantitative microbial, droplet false
1 0057 Quantitative microbial culture, filter paper Culture, Quantitative microbial, filter paper false
1 0058 Quantitative microbial culture, pad culture Culture, Quantitative microbial, pad false
1 0059 Quantitative microbial culture, pour plate Culture, Quantitative microbial, pour plate false
1 0060 Quantitative microbial culture, surface streak Culture, Quantitative microbial, surface streak false
1 0061 Somatic Cell culture Culture, Somatic Cell false
1 0062 Agar diffusion Diffusion, Agar false
1 0063 Agar Gel Immunodiffusion Diffusion, Agar Gel Immunodiffusion false
1 0064 Electrophoresis Electrophoresis false
1 0065 Agaorse gel electrophoresis Electrophoresis, Agaorse gel false
1 0066 Electrophoresis, citrate agar Electrophoresis, citrate agar false
1 0067 Immunoelectrophoresis Electrophoresis, Immuno false
1 0068 Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide gel false
1 0069 Starch gel electrophoresis Electrophoresis, Starch gel false
1 0070 ELISA ELISA false
1 0071 ELISA, antigen capture ELISA, antigen capture false
1 0072 ELISA, avidin biotin peroxidase complex ELISA, avidin biotin peroxidase complex false
1 0073 Kinetic ELISA ELISA, Kinetic false
1 0074 ELISA, peroxidase-antiperoxidase ELISA, peroxidase-antiperoxidase false
1 0075 API 20 Strep Identification, API 20 Strep false
1 0076 API 20A Identification, API 20A false
1 0077 API 20C AUX Identification, API 20C AUX false
1 0078 API 20E Identification, API 20E false
1 0079 API 20NE Identification, API 20NE false
1 0080 API 50 CH Identification, API 50 CH false
1 0081 API An-IDENT Identification, API An-IDENT false
1 0082 API Coryne Identification, API Coryne false
1 0083 API Rapid 20E Identification, API Rapid 20E false
1 0084 API Staph Identification, API Staph false
1 0085 API ZYM Identification, API ZYM false
1 0086 Bacterial identification Identification, Bacterial false
1 0087 mini VIDAS Identification, mini VIDAS false
1 0088 Phage susceptibility typing Identification, Phage susceptibility typing false
1 0089 Quad-FERM+ Identification, Quad-FERM+ false
1 0090 RAPIDEC Staph Identification, RAPIDEC Staph false
1 0091 Staphaurex Identification, Staphaurex false
1 0092 VIDAS Identification, VIDAS false
1 0093 Vitek Identification, Vitek false
1 0094 VITEK 2 Identification, VITEK 2 false
1 0095 Immune stain Immune stain false
1 0096 Immunofluorescent antibody, direct Immune stain, Immunofluorescent antibody, direct false
1 0097 Immunofluorescent antibody, indirect Immune stain, Immunofluorescent antibody, indirect false
1 0098 Immunoperoxidase, Avidin-Biotin Complex Immune stain, Immunoperoxidase, Avidin-Biotin Complex false
1 0099 Immunoperoxidase, Peroxidase anti-peroxidase complex Immune stain, Immunoperoxidase, Peroxidase anti-peroxidase complex false
1 0100 Immunoperoxidase, Protein A-peroxidase complex Immune stain, Immunoperoxidase, Protein A-peroxidase complex false
1 0101 Immunoassay Immunoassay false
1 0102 Immunoassay, qualitative, multiple step Immunoassay, qualitative, multiple step false
1 0103 Immunoassay, qualitative, single step Immunoassay, qualitative, single step false
1 0104 Radioimmunoassay Immunoassay, Radioimmunoassay false
1 0105 Immunoassay, semi-quantitative, multiple step Immunoassay, semi-quantitative, multiple step false
1 0106 Immunoassay, semi-quantitative, single step Immunoassay, semi-quantitative, single step false
1 0107 Microscopy Microscopy false
1 0108 Darkfield microscopy Microscopy, Darkfield false
1 0109 Electron microscopy Microscopy, Electron false
1 0110 Electron microscopy tomography Microscopy, Electron microscopy tomography false
1 0111 Electron microscopy, negative stain Microscopy, Electron, negative stain false
1 0112 Electron microscopy, thick section Microscopy, Electron, thick section transmission false
1 0113 Electron microscopy, thin section Microscopy, Electron, thin section transmission false
1 0114 Microscopy, Light Microscopy, Light false
1 0115 Polarizing light microscopy Microscopy, Polarized light false
1 0116 Scanning electron microscopy Microscopy, Scanning electron false
1 0117 Transmission electron microscopy Microscopy, Transmission electron false
1 0118 Transparent tape direct examination Microscopy, Transparent tape direct examination false
1 0119 3 Self-Sustaining Sequence Replication Molecular, 3 Self-Sustaining Sequence Replication false
1 0120 Branched Chain DNA Molecular, Branched Chain DNA false
1 0121 Hybridization Protection Assay Molecular, Hybridization Protection Assay false
1 0122 Immune blot Molecular, Immune blot false
1 0123 In-situ hybridization Molecular, In-situ hybridization false
1 0124 Ligase Chain Reaction Molecular, Ligase Chain Reaction false
1 0125 Ligation Activated Transcription Molecular, Ligation Activated Transcription false
1 0126 Nucleic Acid Probe Molecular, Nucleic Acid Probe false
1 0128 Nucleic acid probe with amplification Molecular, Nucleic acid probe with amplification Rationale: Duplicate of code 0126. Use code 0126 instead. false
1 0129 Nucleic acid probe with target amplification Molecular, Nucleic acid probe with target amplification false
1 0130 Nucleic acid reverse transcription Molecular, Nucleic acid reverse transcription false
1 0131 Nucleic Acid Sequence Based Analysis Molecular, Nucleic Acid Sequence Based Analysis false
1 0132 Polymerase chain reaction Molecular, Polymerase chain reaction false
1 0133 Q-Beta Replicase or probe amplification category method Molecular, Q-Beta Replicase or probe amplification category method false
1 0134 Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Molecular, Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism false
1 0135 Southern Blot Molecular, Southern Blot false
1 0136 Strand Displacement Amplification Molecular, Strand Displacement Amplification false
1 0137 Transcription Mediated Amplification Molecular, Transcription Mediated Amplification false
1 0138 Western Blot Molecular, Western Blot false
1 0139 Flocculation Precipitation, Flocculation false
1 0140 Immune precipitation Precipitation, Immune precipitation false
1 0141 Milk ring test Precipitation, Milk ring test false
1 0142 Precipitin Precipitation, Precipitin false
1 0143 Acid fast stain Stain, Acid fast false
1 0144 Acid fast stain, fluorochrome Stain, Acid fast, fluorochrome false
1 0145 Acid fast stain, Kinyoun's cold carbolfuchsin Stain, Acid fast, Kinyoun's cold carbolfuchsin false
1 0146 Acid fast stain, Ziehl-Neelsen Stain, Acid fast, Ziehl-Neelsen false
1 0147 Acid phosphatase stain Stain, Acid phosphatase false
1 0148 Acridine orange stain Stain, Acridine orange false
1 0149 Active brilliant orange KH stain Stain, Active brilliant orange KH false
1 0150 Alazarin red S stain Stain, Alazarin red S false
1 0151 Alcian blue stain Stain, Alcian blue false
1 0152 Alcian blue with Periodic acid Schiff stain Stain, Alcian blue with Periodic acid Schiff false
1 0153 Argentaffin stain Stain, Argentaffin false
1 0154 Argentaffin silver stain Stain, Argentaffin silver false
1 0155 Azure-eosin stain Stain, Azure-eosin false
1 0156 Basic Fuschin stain Stain, Basic Fuschin false
1 0157 Bennhold stain Stain, Bennhold false
1 0158 Bennhold's Congo red stain Stain, Bennhold's Congo red false
1 0159 Bielschowsky stain Stain, Bielschowsky false
1 0160 Bielschowsky's silver stain Stain, Bielschowsky's silver false
1 0161 Bleach stain Stain, Bleach false
1 0162 Bodian stain Stain, Bodian false
1 0163 Brown-Brenn stain Stain, Brown-Brenn false
1 0164 Butyrate-esterase stain Stain, Butyrate-esterase false
1 0165 Calcofluor white fluorescent stain Stain, Calcofluor white fluorescent false
1 0166 Carbol-fuchsin stain Stain, Carbol-fuchsin false
1 0167 Carmine stain Stain, Carmine false
1 0168 Churukian-Schenk stain Stain, Churukian-Schenk false
1 0169 Congo red stain Stain, Congo red false
1 0170 Cresyl echt violet stain Stain, Cresyl echt violet false
1 0171 Crystal violet stain Stain, Crystal violet false
1 0172 De Galantha stain Stain, De Galantha false
1 0173 Dieterle silver impregnation stain Stain, Dieterle silver impregnation false
1 0174 Fite-Farco stain Stain, Fite-Farco false
1 0175 Fontana-Masson silver stain Stain, Fontana-Masson silver false
1 0176 Fouchet stain Stain, Fouchet false
1 0177 Gomori stain Stain, Gomori false
1 0178 Gomori methenamine silver stain Stain, Gomori methenamine silver false
1 0179 Gomori-Wheatly trichrome stain Stain, Gomori-Wheatly trichrome false
1 0180 Gridley stain Stain, Gridley false
1 0181 Grimelius silver stain Stain, Grimelius silver false
1 0182 Grocott stain Stain, Grocott false
1 0183 Grocott methenamine silver stain Stain, Grocott methenamine silver false
1 0184 Hale's colloidal ferric oxide stain Stain, Hale's colloidal ferric oxide false
1 0185 Hale's colloidal iron stain Stain, Hale's colloidal iron false
1 0186 Hansel stain Stain, Hansel false
1 0187 Harris regressive hematoxylin and eosin stain Stain, Harris regressive hematoxylin and eosin false
1 0188 Hematoxylin and eosin stain Stain, Hematoxylin and eosin false
1 0189 Highman stain Stain, Highman false
1 0190 Holzer stain Stain, Holzer false
1 0191 Iron hematoxylin stain Stain, Iron hematoxylin false
1 0192 Jones stain Stain, Jones false
1 0193 Jones methenamine silver stain Stain, Jones methenamine silver false
1 0194 Kossa stain Stain, Kossa false
1 0195 Lawson-Van Gieson stain Stain, Lawson-Van Gieson false
1 0196 Loeffler methylene blue stain Stain, Loeffler methylene blue false
1 0197 Luxol fast blue with cresyl violet stain Stain, Luxol fast blue with cresyl violet false
1 0198 Luxol fast blue with Periodic acid-Schiff stain Stain, Luxol fast blue with Periodic acid-Schiff false
1 0199 MacNeal's tetrachrome blood stain Stain, MacNeal's tetrachrome blood false
1 0200 Mallory-Heidenhain stain Stain, Mallory-Heidenhain false
1 0201 Masson trichrome stain Stain, Masson trichrome false
1 0202 Mayer mucicarmine stain Stain, Mayer mucicarmine false
1 0203 Mayers progressive hematoxylin and eosin stain Stain, Mayers progressive hematoxylin and eosin false
1 0204 May-Grunwald Giemsa stain Stain, May-Grunwald Giemsa false
1 0205 Methyl green stain Stain, Methyl green false
1 0206 Methyl green pyronin stain Stain, Methyl green pyronin false
1 0207 Modified Gomori-Wheatly trichrome stain Stain, Modified Gomori-Wheatly trichrome false
1 0208 Modified Masson trichrome stain Stain, Modified Masson trichrome false
1 0209 Modified trichrome stain Stain, Modified trichrome false
1 0210 Movat pentachrome stain Stain, Movat pentachrome false
1 0211 Mucicarmine stain Stain, Mucicarmine false
1 0212 Neutral red stain Stain, Neutral red false
1 0213 Night blue stain Stain, Night blue false
1 0214 Non-specific esterase stain Stain, Non-specific esterase false
1 0215 Oil red-O stain Stain, Oil red-O false
1 0216 Orcein stain Stain, Orcein false
1 0217 Perls' stain Stain, Perls' false
1 0218 Phosphotungstic acid-hematoxylin stain Stain, Phosphotungstic acid-hematoxylin false
1 0219 Potassium ferrocyanide stain Stain, Potassium ferrocyanide false
1 0220 Prussian blue stain Stain, Prussian blue false
1 0221 Putchler modified Bennhold stain Stain, Putchler modified Bennhold false
1 0222 Quinacrine fluorescent stain Stain, Quinacrine fluorescent false
1 0223 Reticulin stain Stain, Reticulin false
1 0224 Rhodamine stain Stain, Rhodamine false
1 0225 Safranin stain Stain, Safranin false
1 0226 Schmorl stain Stain, Schmorl false
1 0227 Seiver-Munger stain Stain, Seiver-Munger false
1 0228 Silver stain Stain, Silver false
1 0229 Specific esterase stain Stain, Specific esterase false
1 0230 Steiner silver stain Stain, Steiner silver false
1 0231 Sudan III stain Stain, Sudan III false
1 0232 Sudan IVI stain Stain, Sudan IVI false
1 0233 Sulfated alcian blue stain Stain, Sulfated alcian blue false
1 0234 Supravital stain Stain, Supravital false
1 0235 Thioflavine-S stain Stain, Thioflavine-S false
1 0236 Three micron Giemsa stain Stain, Three micron Giemsa false
1 0237 Vassar-Culling stain Stain, Vassar-Culling false
1 0238 Vital Stain Stain, Vital false
1 0239 von Kossa stain Stain, von Kossa false
1 0243 Minimum bactericidal concentration test, macrodilution Susceptibility, Minimum bactericidal concentration, macrodilution false
1 0244 Minimum bactericidal concentration test, microdilution Susceptibility, Minimum bactericidal concentration, microdilution false
1 0247 Turbidometric Turbidometric false
1 0248 Refractometric Turbidometric, Refractometric false
1 0249 Thin layer chromatography (TLC) Chromatography, Thin Layer false
1 0250 EMIT Immunoassay, enzyme-multiplied technique (EMIT) false
1 0251 Flow cytometry (FC) Flow Cytometry false
1 0252 Radial immunodiffusion (RID) Radial Immunodiffusion false
1 0253 Fluorescence polarization immunoassay (FPIA) Immunoassay, Fluorescence Polarization false
1 0254 Immunofixation electrophoresis (IFE) Electrophoresis, Immunofixation false
1 0255 Equilibrium dialysis Dialysis, Direct Equilibrium false
1 0256 Kleihauer-Betke acid elution Acid Elution, Kleihauer-Betke Method false
1 0257 Anti-complement immunofluorescence (ACIF) Immunofluorescence, Anti-Complement false
1 0258 GC/MS Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectroscopy false
1 0259 Nephelometry Light Scatter, Nephelometry false
1 0260 IgE immunoassay antibody Immunoassay, IgE Antibody Test false
1 0261 Lymphocyte Microcytotoxicity Assay Lymphocyte Microcytotoxicity Assay false
1 0262 Spectrophotometry Spectrophotometry false
1 0263 Atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS) Spectrophotometry, Atomic Absorption false
1 0264 Ion selective electrode (ISE) Electrochemical, Ion Selective Electrode false
1 0265 Gas chromatography (GC) Chromatography, Gas false
1 0266 Isoelectric focusing (IEF) Isoelectric Focusing false
1 0267 Immunochemiluminescence Immunoassay, Chemiluminescent false
1 0268 Microparticle enzyme immunoassay (MEIA) Immunoassay, Microparticle Enzyme false
1 0269 ICP/MS Inductively-Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry false
1 0270 Immunoradiometric assay (IRMA) Immunoassay, Immunoradiometric Assay false
1 0271 Photo optical clot detection Coagulation, Photo Optical Clot Detection false
1 0280 Susceptibility Testing Test methods designed to determine a microorganismaTMs susceptibility to being killed by an antibiotic. false
2   0240 Antibiotic sensitivity, disk Susceptibility, Antibiotic sensitivity, disk false
2   0241 BACTEC susceptibility test Susceptibility, BACTEC susceptibility test false
2   0242 Disk dilution Susceptibility, Disk dilution false
2   0272 Minimum Inhibitory Concentration Testing to measure the minimum concentration of the antibacterial agent in a given culture medium below which bacterial growth is not inhibited. false
3     0245 Minimum Inhibitory Concentration, macrodilution Susceptibility, Minimum Inhibitory concentration, macrodilution false
3     0246 Minimum Inhibitory Concentration, microdilution Susceptibility, Minimum Inhibitory concentration, microdilution false
2   0273 Viral Genotype Susceptibility Viral Genotype Susceptibility false
2   0274 Viral Phenotype Susceptibility Viral Phenotype Susceptibility false
2   0275 Gradient Strip Gradient Strip false
2   0275a Minimum Lethal Concentration (MLC) Minimum Lethal Concentration (MLC) false
2   0276 Slow Mycobacteria Susceptibility Testing to measure the minimum concentration of the antibacterial agent in a given culture medium below which bacterial growth is not inhibited. false
2   0277 Serum bactericidal titer Serum bactericidal titer false
2   0278 Agar screen Agar screen false
2   0279 Disk induction Disk induction false
1 0127 Nucleic acid probe Molecular, Nucleic acid probe false